Venerable
Venerable Carion and Zaccharias
December 5 Old CalendarDecember 18 New Calendar
Life
This father and son were both great Egyptian ascetics. Carion left his living wife with two children and went into monasticism. Young Zaccharias was taken to the monastery as a child, and by his struggle surpassed both his own father and many other renowned ascetics. When Zaccharias was asked: who is a true monk, he answered: He who constantly compels himself to fulfill God's commandments.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, December 5. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on December 5
The full reading for December 5 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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